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Revenues at HarperCollins were up 24% to $406m, which were bolstered by the acquisition of the romance publisher Harlequin.

Late purchases of back-to-school goods, which were bolstered by tax rebate checks in August, helped the gains.

This figure is around 5% of last year's earnings, which were bolstered by Apple's $3bn purchase of his Beats brand.

First, because Fogdog had about $43 million in cash, as of Sept. 30 the sale will further build the coffers of Global Sports, which were bolstered two weeks ago by a $41 million joint investment from Comcast and QVC.

We tried the beef buns (two per order), which were bolstered by a spiced tomato marinade and mango pickle; they were pleasant but less exciting than the ingredients might suggest.

Noting the international sanctions against Iran, which were bolstered on Wednesday by new American financial restrictions that essentially reduce Iran to using its oil for barter trade, he added: "The U.S. is pointing a gun at Iran and wants us to talk to them.

A cornerstone of all rigorous research is sound measurement, which is bolstered and documented through reliability and validity analysis.

An excellent show, which was bolstered by the fact that the tickets were free thanks to the radio station.

A bright spot in the first quarter was the securities and banking group, which was bolstered by strong gains in investment banking, fixed income and equities.

Government expenditure in the Philippines jumped nearly 12 percent in 2012, while private spending, which was bolstered by remittances from abroad, was up 6.1 percent, Reuters reported.

Citigroup last week reported $1.6 billion in first-quarter profit, which was bolstered by the way it accounted for the decline in the value of its own debt.